You are encouraged to do this outside of class as you are reading and thinking about our material. There may also be days when we will use the Twitter account in class.
For those unfamiliar with Twitter, when you sign in, you will see a "Compose new Tweet..." box on the left. Type in your message (140 characters or less) and click "Tweet." That's it!
To see the "newsfeed" of all the accounts I have followed that might be of interest to our class, stay on "Home" (these tabs are at the top of the page).
To see just the Tweets from our class, go to "Me" (again, at the top of the page).
To claim credit for your Tweets, end them with a hashtag (#) of your initials plus ENGL (ex. #ABENGL).
To reply to a Tweet someone else has written, hover on the message and click "Reply."
As always, be respectful (this does not prevent you from being witty!) and remember this is a class activity on a public forum.
Post as many Tweets as you like - no maximum!
Tips:
What can you post? Posts could be: factual, informative, witty, about characters/plot/setting/culture/history, quotations taken directly from a text, thoughts inspired by a text, etc. Use your imagination and/or stick closely to the readings. You may also Tweet about your Medievalist for a Semester projects (or any other assignment). You may ask class questions. You also may post any non-class material that is related to the Middle Ages.
Suggestion: have this up while you are reading and Tweet as you read .
You may ALSO want to leave messages for classmates. You do this by putting the student's hashtag at the beginning of your Tweet (ex. #ABENGL Interesting point. What about Chaucer? #CDENGL). To see if anyone has left you a message, click on one of YOUR own hashtags. This will bring up everything you have Tweeted and anything anyone has directed to you.
If you would like to address a question or comment to me, address it to my individual Twitter account: (begin your message with) @kosho22. I will be interacting with you from this account.
Creating hashtags (#) is allowed and encouraged.
Feel free to Retweet, Favorite, or anything else of which Twitter is capable. You can also Tweet links that are related by pasting in the URL.
You are welcome to do further research in order to add to your Tweets.
Password: middleages
Tweets by @FSUMiddleAges
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